Associated Press The U.S. government wants to house up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers at the center as it struggles to find space for a surge of migrant children who have inundated the border and strained the immigration system just two months into the Biden administration.
The emergency intake site at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas will temporarily house up to 3,000 boys ages 15 to 17 for up to 90 days.
Two hundred immigrant teenagers arrived at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Wednesday night, according to a spokesperson from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Mark Weber said the teens were welcomed by staff, given fresh clothes and snacks. He also said more teens are expected to arrive in the coming days.
This weekend the city of Dallas unveiled its attempt at implementing a mass vaccination and officials subsequently issued apologies for the mess that ensued. Tuesday when the Dallas County Commissioners Court convened for their biweekly meeting, more details were offered on what went wrong, including an explanation for the hour-long waits and many being turned away.
Neighboring communities, like Arlington and Denton, have rolled out smooth vaccination sites. Today Denton held a massive drive-thru for 10,000 people with their county judge describing it, according to WFAA, as Chick-fil-A efficiency. Arlington is pushing thousands a day through their ESports stadium site, with the entire process taking less than a hour.
A New York state judge on Thursday rejected the National Rifle Association s bid to dismiss or move a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James seeking to dissolve the gun rights group.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is accusing the NRA of diverting millions of dollars to pay for luxurious trips for its officials and other suspect expenses.
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Justice Joel Cohen of Manhattan Supreme Court ruled six days after the NRA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to protect itself from lawsuits, and said it would reincorporate in the more gun-friendly Texas after 150 years in New York.
James had sued the NRA, chief executive Wayne LaPierre and others last August.